The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-20
Baseball Notes.


Latham has separated from his wife.
Helen Dauvray has soured on the New Yorks.
Ward has stolen base for every game this
season.
Boyle has won eight games and lost sixteen up
to date
Up to July Seery had reached first base on
balls thirty two times.
There is some talk about Joe Start being ap-
pointed a league umpire.
Manager Bancroft's leave of absence from the
Athletic club is for the season.
The Boston Globe thinks that Indianapolis has
secured good manager in Dir. Fogel
O'Day will be unsble to pitch for few weeks
owing to the injury to his right shoulder.
Shaffer, formerly of the Nets. will 60 to work
in a grocery store and wait until the rules are
changed.
Kirby has been given a vacation by Cleve-
condition.
At Danvlle, H., yesterday, the Clippers, of
Champaign, defeated the Piatts of Danville, by
a score of to l.
Boston Herald: Every Gays that the In
dianapos club ought to have a much better
record than it now has.
Detroit sold Smith. the pitcher, to Charleston
at the opening OF the season for about $780, and
now offers 81, 900 for his release.
Boyle now stands second among league pitch
ers, Madden leads the list Healey stands
twenty ninth and Morrison is last.
The receipts for all the July games in the
Southern League were pooled and divided The
magnificent sum of 81, 3O4. 80 was realized
Cusick has been reinsrated by Harry Wright
and since Clements and Cunning each have in
jured thumbs he is likely to have an opportu-
nifty to eaten soon.
AL Reach is reaching out after players. He
was in Syracuse Saturday. but purchased no
person. He says that he has his eye open for
next season and is getting promises.
Boston Herald: indianapolis people are feeling
quite blue because they did not take Tommy
Poorman when they had a chance. Yes. and
they had the chance to get Paul Radford, too.
The New York Mail and Express says that
President Nimck, of the Pittsburg club, offered
So, 00O for Ward, of the New York club, yester-
day, but President Day refused to give him up
or to trade him for Barley and 81. 900 bonus.
Manager Fogel is trying to secure Terrier, of
the Lynns, who Is the best catcher in the New
England League. He went to Lynn last Satur-
day for the purpose OF closing a bargain for Ter
rier, but failed to meet the manager O.. the club.
John Wards actual batting average is $40.
He is rapidly approaching his one hundredth hit
He has played in sixty five games and made hits
in all but five, and in but one of the five games
did he fail to get his base on balls. He leads the
League in stolen bases, with sixty-two to his
credit. an average of almost one to a game
In their games the Detroits have been greatly
weakened by the absence of Dunlap at second
Richardson fills his place fully well, il not
better than the great Dunlap could himself but
the left field is not attended to in true Richard
sonian style. Then the batting of Manning and
s,ninuAO 40 NV vi q por with tuab Ot Dunlhp aNU
White
Among the new pitchers the Detroit club has
in view are Krock. of Oshkosh. Viau, of 8. Paul.
Winkelman. of Minneapolis. and Toby Black, of
Memphis. The latter is spoken of with especial
favor, ard if any serious weakness should de-
velop among the twirlers of the Detroit team it
is said that one of these pitchers will be found
among the Wolverines If money can get him.
short time ago the Duluth baseball, club
secured new pitcher, whom they advertised as
Brewster, the California phenomenon. On Sun
day the club played in ST. Paul, and Brewster
was readily recognized by college men as Bing-
ham, who pitched for Harvard all this season.
The matter was being kept secret. as Bingham
by playing in a professional team. is disqualified
thereafter from pitching in a college team.
Courier-Journal: great many baseball an
thusiasts think that Ramsey depends altogether
on his famous drop curve This is n mistake.
He OF the deepest incuryes Of any
pitcher on the diamond and often employs a
rising ball and an outshoot Ramsey varies his
delivery much any of his rivals, and keeps
the batters constantly wondering what sort Of
ball will next be thrown This is the strong
point.
The salaries and the members of the Pittsbnrc
club are as follows: Manager Phillips. 81 $780,
center fielder, Tom Brown, 81 800: catcher, Fred
Carroll, 81 200; pitcher, Ed Norris 81. 600; CHI
er. Mccormick, 81, 900; pitcher, Calvin, s., 500;
third baseman, Whitney, 81. GOO; second base
man, Charley Smith. 81, 800; change second base
man. Sam Barley. 81, 700; catcheg, Miller,
kuehne. 81 400; left fielder. Beecher. 81 AGO. first
basefnan. McKnnon. 81, 600; Dalrymple, 81, 500:
and right fielder Coleman, 1880, making
total of 800 $50